Chapter 23: If It Really Doesn’t Work, Just Ban Chu Xiaoran Directly
【Chu Xiaoran’s look makes me physically uncomfortable. Why does he look so much like an average yet confident man!】
【Lin Huaizhi wanted to be friends with him, treated him so well, yet he thinks Lin Huaizhi likes him, and shamelessly says he didn’t visit Lin Huaizhi because of paparazzi? Is he okay? Is he really okay?】
【Lin Huaizhi is lying! What ‘don’t like’! He clearly likes our brother terribly! Otherwise, why come to the dating show? Saying he’s chasing Huo Chen is all bullshit; monitoring brother up close is the truth!】
【Unfollowing. Really unfollowing. Being a fan of an ungrateful person like Chu Xiaoran is a great shame in my star-chasing life!】
【Who’s ungrateful! My Xiao is not ungrateful! Lin Huaizhi said it himself; he promoted my Xiao to repay gratitude! And he said himself he wanted to be friends with my Xiao. Since he took the initiative, shouldn’t he be the one giving?】
“Buckets are full.”
Huo Chen interrupted the eye contact between the two and recalled Lin Huaizhi’s mind. Fortunately, the micro-camera was on Lin Huaizhi, so his face couldn’t be seen. Also fortunately, Chu Xiaoran wanted more screen time, so their group’s camera was on Xu Qiao.
So, except for Huo Chen who saw Lin Huaizhi turn around, no one saw the surging darkness in his eyes.
Whether he really liked him or not was another matter.
But Lin Huaizhi saying he didn’t like Chu Xiaoran—Huo Chen actually believed it a bit.
……
Huo Chen had no experience carrying water. He was thinking about how to do it when he saw Lin Huaizhi put the carrying pole into the rope loop of the bucket with slightly less water, then patted his shoulder.
“Squat down.”
Huo Chen’s muscles tensed for a moment, then he squatted down by the bucket as Lin Huaizhi said.
Lin Huaizhi placed the slightly forward position of the carrying pole on Huo Chen’s shoulder. “Grab the ropes with both hands and stand up. If it’s difficult, just grab the front one. But when carrying and walking, it’s best to grab the ropes with both hands; it’s easier to balance the body.”
Huo Chen listened to Lin Huaizhi, grabbed one rope first, and stood up. The two almost full water buckets swayed at both ends of the pole, and Huo Chen swayed along with them.
But he exercised frequently and had specifically practiced martial arts. His lower body was very stable; he stabilized his body after just two sways.
Seeing this, Lin Huaizhi smiled: “Very good. I was thinking if you couldn’t do it, I wouldn’t let you carry. It’s fine for me to carry two more buckets.”
Huo Chen’s eyes were sharp: “Who are you saying can’t do it?”
Lin Huaizhi: “I can’t. Of course, it’s me who can’t. You can do it especially well. Look at the muscles on your body, look at this strong body. You can easily carry me, over a hundred jin. What are two buckets of water?”
Although knowing Lin Huaizhi was flattering him, Huo Chen was still soothed.
However, the villain holds grudges. Before leaving, he specifically looked at Lin Huaizhi and those two brimming buckets of water: “Can you do it?”
“I can’t. I definitely can’t. I’m not as capable as you at all.”
The young man whose mouth was full of “can’t,” in the next second, lifted the two buckets of water effortlessly. Judging by his expression, he was obviously familiar with this.
【Fine, fine, fine! You both can do it! It’s me who can’t! Okay!】
【May I ask—there are four buckets on the ground! Two buckets have more water, two buckets have less water! Given that the water scooper is Huo Chen, ask why there is such a huge gap between the rich and poor water buckets appearing for the two pairs?】
【Reporting to HQ! The blind student has discovered the highlight! The answer is—Huo Chen is tough-mouthed but soft-hearted! Wanted Lin Huaizhi to carry the two lighter buckets! Next question—Ask why Lin Huaizhi selected the two buckets with less water for Huo Chen in advance!】
【Report! Because of love!】
【This is the real two-way rush! No one says it, but everyone is silently paying attention! What kind of thing are Chu Xiaoran and Fang Mo? Their two-way rush has to step on others to rush!】
“Wait! Leave the water ladle!”
Chu Xiaoran watched the two carry the water buckets away slowly, then suddenly remembered he didn’t have a water ladle to scoop water.
The water ladle was taken by Huo Chen. He didn’t even look back. Seeing no one paid attention to him, Chu Xiaoran could only call Lin Huaizhi: “Lin Huaizhi, leave the water ladle for me!”
Lin Huaizhi walked onto the ridge, turned back, and smiled at Chu Xiaoran.
“Sorry, the water ladle we took belongs to the village chief’s family. We have to take it back to him later. Besides, if I give you the water ladle, Huo Chen will be unhappy if he sees it. Xu Qiao is already coming over; ask her for it.”
Chu Xiaoran was still shouting behind, but Lin Huaizhi ignored him.
He had done his utmost for Chu Xiaoran.
Thought it was just a dream, maybe didn’t need to take it seriously, but Chu Xiaoran’s actions, none didn’t fit the persona in the dream.
Cold-blooded and greedy.
Selfish and arrogant.
……
Five people working was much faster than two.
Lin Huaizhi had done this work countless times before. Huo Chen was strong and fit; relying on pure strength plus a little technique, he was also quick in action. Together they carried two rounds.
Hu Xiaoxu came to help, so Xu Qiao used a carrying pole to carry one bucket of water with her.
Xu Qiao was also someone who rarely did manual labor, usually sitting in front of a computer. Lifting water, at 1.8 meters tall, she was actually not as good as Hu Xiaoling.
The two dawdled and finished carrying one bucket of water. However, Chu Xiaoran hadn’t even carried one round back yet.
Chu Xiaoran and Lin Huaizhi came from the same place, but villages were divided, and above the township was the town. They were in the same township. Because the village had no money and didn’t run a school, Lin Huaizhi could only go to the township to study.
Chu Xiaoran’s family was on the street.
His family ran a small shop, and conditions were decent. Chu Xiaoran had never done any work growing up. Moreover, carrying water required strength and some technique; he indeed couldn’t handle it.
Reuniting with Lin Huaizhi back then, he quickly obtained resources. At first, he tried a bit harder, but later for any martial arts scenes, he had to use a stunt double.
To put it bluntly, a weak chicken.
There was a small uphill slope from the creek to the ridge. Carrying two buckets of water uphill, he couldn’t walk up for a long time. The last attempt, balance wasn’t mastered well, he fell flat on his face directly. To make matters worse, one of the two buckets broke.
At this point, there was no way.
Chu Xiaoran could only use the remaining bucket to carry water back.
And with the two rounds carried by Lin Huaizhi and Huo Chen, plus that bucket from Xu Qiao and Hu Xiaoxu, Grandma Caiju’s water vat was already full. Which meant Chu Xiaoran completely didn’t need to carry water anymore.
But no one reminded him.
Four people sat on the steps in front of Grandma Caiju’s house, watching Chu Xiaoran carrying a bucket with one hand but switching hands after walking a bit, like watching a monkey show.
Xu Qiao had already been disenchanted with Chu Xiaoran, now completely so.
“I admit, when I cheered for Chu Xiaoran before, my voice was a bit loud, but no need to punish me like this now, right?”
The girl grabbed her hair. “Thinking about playing matches later, before the opponent makes a move, they directly give me a sentence—you were a fan of Chu Xiaoran—I just want to die on the spot!”
She turned to look at Lin Huaizhi.
“Boss Lin, President Lin, Philanthropist Lin, if it really doesn’t work, just ban Chu Xiaoran directly, okay?”
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